Reply #8: No not higher gas prices but something more drastic

[randr]

Ration the shit. Target usage to make positive reductions increasing over a 5 year period. The same time it takes to bring an oil well into production. Faced with this the alternatives of mass transit, high speed rail, and fuel efficiency become attractive.
The Nation rallied behind rations and restrictions during WW11 and in my opinion came out all the better.
Ending our dependence on foreign suppliers, gaining energy independence, the development of new technologies, and
an opportunity to end our empirical stance in the world are just a few of the rewards we could bring about in a relatively short period.
A sense of purpose and the actual achievement of real world improvements have been lacking from the human experience for some time.